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COM. v. CHMIEL

558 Pa. 478 (1999)

738 A.2d 406

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. David CHMIEL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard E. Grealish, Scranton, for D. Chmiel.

Ronald T. Williamson, Norristown, for Com.

Robert A. Graci, Harrisburg, for Office of Atty. Gen.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

Among the numerous issues raised in this appeal is the following: Did the trial court err in allowing the Commonwealth to introduce into the record of Appellant David Chmiel's second trial portions of the testimony given at an ineffectiveness hearing by Thomas Kennedy, Esq. (now deceased), counsel for Chmiel at his first trial? We conclude that the admission of such testimony was error...

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